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Ken Roe commented about Nevada Theatre on Mar 17, 2009 at 3:40 am

Editions of Film Daily Yearbook 1941, 1943 & 1950 list the only movie theatre operating in Nevada City as the Broadway Theatre, 409 Broad Street, with seating capacities varying from 500 to 531. The 1952 edition of FDY lists the Broadway Theatre (as detailed ) and also the Cedar Theatre with no address or seating capacity.

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Ken Roe commented about Phillipsburg Theatres on Mar 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm

The Phillipsburg Theatres, photographed in November 2008:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reelnomad/3120345859/

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Ken Roe commented about Royal Theater on Mar 15, 2009 at 6:57 am

A vintage postcard view from 1950:
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Photographed at night in November 2008:
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Main auditorium, viewed from the beneath the balcony in the rear orchestra level in November 2008:
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Main auditorium, viewed from the stage in November 2008:
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Main auditorium cove lighting in the ceiling:
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The Royal Theater, photographed in June 2008:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabrinak/2660716218/
A close-up in September 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bastian/56849458/

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Ken Roe commented about Kinepolis Antwerp on Mar 15, 2009 at 6:33 am

Exterior by day, in November 2005:
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A night view in September 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/-db-/1348603716/
Foyer entrance:
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One of the large auditoriums:
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Ken Roe commented about Kinepolis Antwerp on Mar 15, 2009 at 5:15 am

Recent photographs of the Metropolis:
Outside main entrance:
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Lobby:
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Right wing:
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Screen no. 5:
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Ken Roe commented about Logan Theater on Mar 13, 2009 at 8:40 am

The Strand Theater was located at 1512-1514 11th Avenue and FDY gives a 1,450 seating capacity in 1950.

Other Altoona theatres currently not listed on CT as of March 2009, which were operating in 1950 were:
Juniata Theatre with 488 seats (no address given)
Lyric Theatre, 614 4th Street with 456 seats
Rivoli Theatre, Logan & Baker Boulevard with 652 seats
Sky-2 Theatre, 1127 8th Avenue with 337 seats

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Ken Roe commented about Mysterious Odeon item on Mar 13, 2009 at 7:56 am

The Odeon Balham in South London also had a cafe operating pre-WWII.

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Ken Roe commented about Mount Hope Theater on Mar 12, 2009 at 5:17 pm

In the 1941 & 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook, the Royal Theater is listed with 500 seats.

The 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Royal Theater with 450 seats. It must have opened as the Royal Theater, and was renamed Mount Hope Theater at a later stage.

There was also a Princess Theatre with 500 seats, also located on Main Street and operating prior to 1941 thru to 1950 and beyond….

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Ken Roe commented about Regal Cinema on Mar 12, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Two photographs of the Regal Cinema, as a Mecca Bingo Club in August 1983:
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Closed and ‘For Sale’ in August 1988:
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Ken Roe commented about Cine Plaza on Mar 11, 2009 at 12:51 pm

A 1950’s photograph of the Cine Plaza in the city of Juarez:
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2221136133

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Ken Roe commented about Regent Australia murals on Mar 11, 2009 at 12:31 pm

The painted murals in the Regent Theatre, Melbourne are locted in The Royal Promenade. They were by Quentin Sutton, a 23 year old, who had studied at Melbourne’s Swinburne Technical College and at the National Gallery Art School. The Murals are named ‘The Fruits of Glory’ and ‘Barter with the East’. These were destroyed in the 1945 fire and were replaced in the rebuild by murals by George Browning, depicting scenes from Lawrence Olivier’s 1944 film “Henry v

Murals in the original auditorium (later destroyed by fire) were by Portia East, a highly regarded artist who had exhibited in London & Paris, and was a lifelong and assiduous fighter for women’s rights. These were re-placed by murals by artist Charles Bush.

Details from the book: The Regent Theatre: Melbourne’s Palace of Dreams by Frank Van Straten (1996)

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Ken Roe commented about Brunson Theater on Mar 10, 2009 at 4:58 am

Joe; Google Maps picture what looks like the rear of a theatre on W. Pearce Street when looking at the 315 W. Texas Avenue address. The 8200 S. Main Street is way off.

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Ken Roe commented about Mysterious Odeon item on Mar 6, 2009 at 5:44 am

I know of at least a couple of Odeon Theatres in the United Kingdom which had Cafe’s.
Odeon Worthing
Odeon Bristol

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Ken Roe commented about Capitol Theatre on Mar 4, 2009 at 11:53 am

A beauty salon, known as Leisel Bridge to Beauty Inc. operates from this address. Whether its out of the theatres lobby, or an adjacent store in the building, I am not sure.

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Ken Roe commented about Schauburg Cinerama Kino on Mar 4, 2009 at 8:07 am

The facade and entrance of the Schauburg, photographed in August 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/16807917@N00/207905056/
Photographed at night in June 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/16807917@N00/159895996/

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Ken Roe commented about Picturedrome Cinema on Mar 3, 2009 at 10:52 am

A colour photograph of the entrance to the Classic Cinema in April 1981:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/projection/weymouthc.jpg

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Ken Roe commented about Picturedrome Cinema on Mar 3, 2009 at 10:43 am

A vintage photograph of the Odeon in September 1949, playing the Odeon release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/weymouth.jpg
A close-up of the entrance in December 1970:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/weymouth2.jpg

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Ken Roe commented about Balham Hippodrome Theatre on Mar 1, 2009 at 10:16 am

Vintage photographs and more details here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/BalhamTheatres.htm

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Ken Roe commented about Palladium Cinema on Mar 1, 2009 at 8:51 am

A vintage photograph of Balham Paladium Picture Theatre in around 1915:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/3032998792/

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Ken Roe commented about Century's Floral Theatre on Mar 1, 2009 at 7:13 am

The 1927 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists an ‘un-named’ theater is planned by the Folpad Reality Co. at Tucson Avenue and Jericho Turnpike. This could be the Floral Theatre? Today, Tucson Avenue does not exist on maps.

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Ken Roe commented about Ritz Cinema on Feb 28, 2009 at 12:33 pm

A vintage view of the Cinematograph Theatre in around 1914:
http://flickr.com/photos/kevp/222396167/

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Ken Roe commented about Regal Cinema on Feb 28, 2009 at 10:33 am

Interior after the fire:
Foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060580/
Circle foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060586/
Demolished auditorium:
http://flickr.com/photos/rbstewart/3310060576/

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Ken Roe commented about Regal Cinema on Feb 28, 2009 at 10:26 am

Photographs of the December 2008 fire:
http://flickr.com/photos/maccer/3105085911/

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Ken Roe commented about Regal Cinema on Feb 27, 2009 at 6:31 am

A set of photographs taken just prior to demolition:
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Ken Roe commented about Regal Cinema on Feb 27, 2009 at 6:02 am

A set of photographs showing the demolition of the Regal Cinema:
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A vintage photograph of the ABC in the 1960's
http://flickr.com/photos/31016052@N05/2921788623/